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WAGON TONGUE SUPPORT.

Patented May 2'7, 1884.

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M0 w BY ATTORNEYS.

Ilnrr fiat-he WILLIAM PENN MARTIN,

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OF CHICO, CALIFORNIA.

WAGCN TONGUE SUPPOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,238, dated May 27,1884.

' Application filed February 8, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM PENN MAR- TIN, of Chico, in the county ofButte and State of California, have invented a new and ImprovedWagon-Tongue Supportenof which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention consists of a wagon tongue or pole supporter for holdingthe weight of the tongue or pole, ncckyoke, and other attachments oilthe necks of the horses, and being adapted to disconnect from the tongueor pole readily when it is desirable to let the tongue or pole down tothe ground, and said supporter is contrived for being attached to wagonbeds, racks, and boxes of different forms and sizes, all as hereinafterfully described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved wagon-tongue supportapplied to the bed-frame of a farm-wagon and connected with the tongue.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a part of a wagon-box, showing theapplication of the said tonguesupporting attachment to it; and Fig. 8 isa detail of the said attachment in side elevation.

The essential parts of my improved wagon tongue or pole supportingattachment consist of the brackets a, rod 22, sheave 0, chain d, hook e,and the ring f, said brackets being adapted to connect either with thesides 9 of a wagon-box or the uprights h, attached to a bed-frame, i,rack, or other similar part of a wagon, the rod 6 being fitted in theends of the brackets a so as to be connected to them alike whether thebed or box to which the brackets are attached be wide or narrow, thesheave 0 being fitted on-the rod 1) to hold the chain, and so that thesheave may run along the rod, according as the tongue swings one way orthe other, and the chain being connected to the yokej of the sheave, andalso connected to the ring fto support the tongue m,

My invention also includes the uprights h, which are to be used in somecases, as when a bed, t, or other device is used on the wagon not highenough for connecting the brackets a, which must be located a sufiicientheight above the tongue for enabling the chain to range sufficientlyoblique to the tongue for supporting it properly. I employ a hook, e, toconnect the chain at with. the ring f, at

| tached to the tongue, to enable the chain to be readily connected anddisconnected when desired, as for convenience in leading one of thehorses over the tongue for taking his place to be hitched up. The rod bis fitted to extend through the brackets more or less, and has the endsscrew-threaded a suitable length for screwing home the retaining-nuts 76when the narrowest boxes are used. The sheave 0 en ables the chain torun along the supportingrod 1) freely, so as to support the tongue aboutthe same height, whether extending directly forward of the wagon orturned considerably to right or left.

The uprights h, for the support of the brackets a, consist of onevertical bar and one inclined bar, as shown, which, being bolted to thebed-frame timbers by, say, two bolts, Z, in the inclined bars and one inthe vertical bars, are suitably stayed to effectually resist the stressof the weight of the tongue. The bolts Z are to be fitted detachably, sothat the said upright supports may be readily removed from one bed andattached to another.

It will be seen that with this simple tongue or pole support the weightof the tongue may be wholly removed from the necks of the horses,greatly to their relief, especially when an evener and whifiietree areto be carried on the end of the tongue for hitching on an extrateam,which is often the case.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-' 1. The combination, in a wagon-tonguesupport, of the brackets a, rod 6, sheave 0, chain (Z, and hook c, saidbrackets to being adapted to connect with the sides of a box, g,uprights h, or other parts of a wagon-body, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a wagon-tongue support, of the brackets a,uprights h, rod 12, sheave 0, chain (2, and hook c, said uprights beingadapted to connect with the sides of a wagonbed, 2', substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination, with the box or other supporting part of awagon-body and with the tongue m, of the brackets a, rod 1), sheave 0,chain d, hook c, and ring f, substantially as described.

WVILLIAM PENN MARTIN.

W'itnesses:

B. B. BAKER, v S. H. MONTGOMERY.

